Graduate School - The University of Akron

98 The University of Akron732 APPUEDCOGNmvE AGING PsYCHOLOGY: HIGHER PROCESSES ~creditsPrerequiSite: 620, 727. and graduate standing 1n psychology: or instructor perm1ssion. Memory,compre~ens1on, dec1510n processes, Intelligence, and knowledge, and the1r relat1on to everydayfunct1on1ng 1n ~reas such as dementia, commun1cat1on, JUdgment awareness, expert1se, WISdom,and creat1v1ty733 APPUED COGNmvE AGING PsYCHOLOGY: RESEARCH 4 creditslntenstve read1ng 1n selected content area; des1gn and conduct of a complete research studyMay be repeated734 APPUED COGNmvE AGING PSYCHOLOGY: CURRENT ISSUES 2 crecJitsPrerequisite: 620 or permiSSion Examination of applied, theoretical. rnethodolog1cal, and analytiC1ssues of current Importance to the field of cogn1t1ve ag1ng psychology. May be repeatedfor a total of 10 cred1ts.736 THE P!M:HOLOGY OF MENTAL RETARDATION 4 cred1tsPrerequisite: 620 or graduate stand1ng 1n psychology or permiSSion of Instructor. Currentknowledge about the cognit1ve and soc1al development of retarded 1ndlv1duals IS exam1nedThe f1rst half of the course 1s a broad survey emphas1z1ng methodology and f1nd1ngs about theme~tal!y retarded. The second half 1nvolves an 1n-depth exploration of selected appl1ed andbas1c research topics such as react1on to failure, mamstream1ng, sexuality, tra1ro1ng, behavioralproblems, knowledge, and th1nk1ng737 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 4 crcaitsPrerequisite: 620 or graduate stand1ng 1n psychology or permiSSIOn of 1nstructor Exarr1nat1onof the theories and research regard1ng learning and reading disabilities Errphas1s 'S on a cnt­ICal evaluation of the research wh1ch 1nvest1gates hypothes1zed process d1fferences betweenlearmng-d1sabled and normal-ach1ev1ng children738 APPUED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY ,J cred1tsPrerequisites: 620 and graduate stand1ng 1n psychology or permiSSIOn of 1nstructor Exammatlonof methodologies, evaluation, child abuse, early 1ntervent1on. day care, k1bbutz1m, soCialnetworks, subcultural vanat1ons. and hosp1ce/dying740 INDUSTRIAL GERONTOLOGY 4 creditsPrerequisites: 610 and 620, graduate stand1ng 1n psychology or departmental perm1ss1on forother students who have completed 610 and 620. Study of age-related 1ssues Hl work 11wolv1ngadult a~d older adult workers. Top1cs 1nclude personnel selecton, rlot1vat1ng andappra1s1ng older employees; health and safety; JOb des1gn. vocat1onaland retirement741751754758SURVEY OF COUNSEUNG METHODS4 creditsPrerequisites: 620 and 630; graduate stand1ng 1n psychology or perm1SS1on of Instructor Anexpenent1al survey of treatment methods from a vanety of theoretical approaches Approaches include, but are not limited to, behav1oral, gestalt. cogn1t1Ve and psychodynamiC methods750 ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS4 cred1tsPrerequiSites. 610 and graduate standing 1n psychology or departmental perm1sS1on tor otherstudents who have completed 610 Analys1s of test construct1on techn1ques and stat1st1calanalyses of tests w1th a review of published tests and measurements used 111 psychologyStudy of psychometnc theory and pnnc1ples.ORGAN~TIONALPSYCHOLOGYPrerequisites. 610 and graduate standing 1n psychology or departmentalstudents who have completed 610 Applies the general systems theoryto thestudy of the relationships between organ1zat1onal charactenst1cs and human behav1or. theInternal processes of organ1zat1ons, and the relat1onsh1ps between orgarwat1ons and the1renvironment.752 PERSONNEL SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION4 cred1tsPrerequisites: 610 and graduate stand1ng 1n psychology or permiSSIOn for other students whohave completed 610. Rev1ew of strategieS employed by lndustnaljorgan.zatlonal psycholog1stsfor personnel selection. placement and promot1on Survey of objeCtive and subjeCtive cntemused 1n pertormance appra1sal1nclud1ng test validatiOn and tra1n1ng effect1veness753 TRAINING2 cred1tsPrerequ1s1tes: graduate standing 1n psychology and 650 or permiSSion to students w'ho havecompleted 650. Rev1ew of 1ndustnal training methods and programs 1n terms of vanous theoreticalonentat1ons, as well as cons1derat1on of techn1ques to evaluate these programsRESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGYPrerequ1s1tes: 610, 620 and graduate stand1ng 1n psychology orand 1ts spec1f1c application to psychology. Top1cs 1nclude dataof general linear model and 1ts alternat1ves and power analysis.2-4 credrtsSc1ent1f1c methodval1d1ty. reliability use755 COMPUTER APPUCATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH4 cred1tsPrerequiSites: 610 and graduate standing 1n psychology or perrT%Ston for other studentshave completed 610. Pract1cum 1n apphcat1on of computers to psycholog1cal researchmg data collection, analysis and interpretation. Also covers computer S1mulat1on of deCISIOnmaking 1nclud1ng use of d1fferent models.756 ROLE OF ATTiTUDES AND VALUES IN INDUSTRIAL/ORGAN~TIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.1 ued1tsPrerequiSites: 610 and graduate stand1ng 1n psychology or departmental perniiSStOn tor otherstudents who have completed 610. Cons1derat1on of the role of att1tudes and va1;.Jes :n tlle prediCtiOnof behav1or includ1ng consumer psychology, expla1n1ng att1tude cha'lges measurementof attitudes and the use of survey methodology757 ORGAN~TIONAL MOTIVATION AND LEADERSHIP4 cred1tsPrerequiSites: 610 and graduate stand1ng 1n psychology or departmefltalfor otherstudents who have completed 610 Survey of theones of fT10t1vat1onboth the 1ntr1nsicand extnnsic determ1nants of worker mot1vat1on. The leadership process and 1ts relat1on tomot1vatton, group performance and attnbut1ons is also analyzedENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY AND JOB DESIGN4 cred1tsPrerequiSites: 610 and graduate stand1ng 1n psychology or permiss1on for other studPnts whohave completed 610 Survey of field of eng1neenng psychology Covers such as JObdesign, task analys1s, man-mach1ne systems analysis, worktng cond1t1ons and759 JOB EVALUATION AND EQUAL PAY 4 creditsPrerequisite: 610. Major Job evaluation systems will be rev1ewed and r:r1t1qued Issues such asminimum qualif1cat1ons for a JOb will be rev1ewed Advantages and disadvantages of vanousJOb evaluatiOn systems w1\l be compared. Issues concern1ng federal1nclud1ng theEqual Pay Act, comparable worth and other 1ssues Will be d1scussedapproachesto job evaluation and applicable court cases will be rev1ewed760 ORGAN~TIONAL CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION 4 creditsPrerequiSites: 610 or perm1sston. Survey of theones and IntroduCtiOn to pract1cal methods oforgan1zat1onal change and transformat1on used to Increase organ1zat1onal effectiveness andimprove employee quality of work l1fe.761 INFORMATION PROCESSING AND INDUSTRIAL/ORGAN~TIONAL P!M:HOLOGY4 cred1tsPrerequisites: 610, 620, 630, and 640. Coverage of current theor1es 1n cogn:t1ve psychology ISapplied to traditional concerns of 1ndustnaVorgan1zat1onal psychology such as performanceappra1sal or mot1vat1on.762 PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW 4 creditsPrerequ1s1te. 610 Issues 1n personnel psychology which have legal implications are reviewedThe 1mpact of recent court dec1s1ons are evaluated 1n staffmg and compensation.780 GRADUATE SEMINAR IN PSYCHOLOGY 14 cred1ts(May be repeated) PrerequiSites. graduate stand1ng 1n psychology and permiSSIOn Spec1al top-­ICS 1n psychology795 ADVANCED COUNSELING PRACTICUM 4 cred1ts/May be repeated I Prerequisites· 671, 672, 673 and permission of 1nstructor. This course pro­Vides graduate students Hl counseling w1th actual client contacts and superv1sory expenencesunder faculty superv1s:on Cred1VNoncredit796 COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICUM 4 cred1tsI May be repeated l Prerequ1s1te· 795 (eight hours) or 5600 675 (f1ve hours) Advanced counselingpsychology students will have superviSed tra1n1ng w1th clients 1n a var1ety of sett1ngsand w1!1 focus on supervised development of specialized theoretical applications. CreditfNoncredlt797 INDEPENDENT READING AND/OR RESEARCH 1-3 credits\May be repeated) Prerequ1s1te. permiSSion. IndiVidual read1ngs and/or research on a top1cunder superv1s1on of faculty member with whom specifiC arrangements have been made899 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION 1-12 creditsPrerequ:s1te open to a properly qualified student Required mmimum 12 credits. maximumsubject to departmental approval Superv1sed research on top1c deemed su1table by the diSsertationCOr!'dllltteeSOCIOLOGY3850:503 HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT 3 credits100 or permiSSIOn Exam1nat1on of maJor scholars 1n the class1cal soc1olog1cal tra-504 CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES 3 creditsPrerequ1s1te: 403 or perm1Ss1on. Exam1nat1on and cnt1cal evaluatiOn of works of modern soc1-olog1ca: theonsts. emphas1z1ng current theoret1cal approaches to 1ssues of soc1al order andSOCial change Lecture510 SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND PERSONALITY 3 cred1ts100 or penniSSIOn. lnterrelat1onsh1ps between pos1t1on 1n soc1ety, personalityPersonality treated as both result and determinant of soc1al structure andprocess Lecture511 SOCIAL INTERACTIONP1erequ1s1te 100 orchologv, part1:u:ar 1 y3 cred1tslntens1ve study of advanced theory and research 1n soc1al psy­SOCial interaction and self-conception affect one another Lecture512 SOCIALIZATION: CHILD TO ADULT 3 cred1tsPrerequisite· 100 or perm1ss1on Theoretical and empincal analyses of process by wh1ch 1nfant.child. adolescent and adult learn SOCial and cultural reqUirements necessary to funct1on 1n newroles. chang1ng ~ales ar-Jd soc1ety rn general521 RACIAL AND ETHNIC RELATIONS 3 cred1tsPrereqUISite· 100 or perm:ss1on. Analysis of structure and dynamiCS of race and ethniC relat1onsfrom a vanety of perspectives emphas1z1ng both h1stoncal and contemporary 1ssues. Lecture523 SOCIOLOGY OF WOMEN 3 cred1tsPrereqJISites 108 or perm1ss1on of Instructor Exam1nat1on of researdl and theones perta1n1ngto wome!l's status rn soc1ety, rnclud1ng economiC cond1t1ons. the relat1onsh1p between structureand exprmence, and other gender-related rssues.525 SOCIOLOGY OF URBAN LIFE 3 cred1tsPrerequ•s1te 100 or permiSSIOn. Emergence and development of urban soc1ety Examinationot urban soc1al st1ucture from neighborhood metropolis, the problems and prospects. Empha­SIS on var1ous l1fe styles of urban subcultures. Lecture/d1scuss1on.528 THE VICTIM IN SOCIETY 3 creditSnereauiS~:es 100 o~ perrniSSIOn of Instructor. Study of the nature, causes. and consequencesvw•i>m"~1,nn wrth spec1al focus on cnme VICtimization.529 PROBATION AND PAROLE 3 cred1tsPrerequ1s1te. 330 or 430 or permiSSIOn. Analys1s of how probat1oners and parolees are selected,and then reieased rnto pr1vate life Emphas1s on current and past soc1al530 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 3 cred1tsPrerequ1s1te 100 or permiSSIOn Analysis of soc1al structure and process from wh1ch delinqueflcyde-.'elops EmphaSIS on current and past research. Lecture/discussion531 CORRECTIONS 3 cred1tsPrereau1s1te 330 or 438 Theones. belief systems. correct1onal pract1ces and effectiveness asrelated to offender groups. Lecture/d1scuss10n/freld expenence.533 SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR 3 cred1ts1 00 and at least s1x add1t1onal creditS ot soc1ology courses or permiSSion Surveyof cJev1art behav1or and relevant empincal research. Special emphaSIS g1ven to1nteractron processes and soc1al control Lecture.540 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 3 cred1ts100 or permiSSIOn Study of forms of rehgron and the1r soc1al functions wrthon rei1Q10n 1r American society. Lecture541 SOCIOLOGY OF LAW 3 cred1tsPrereqUISites 100 and at least SIX add1t1onal cred1ts of soc1ology courses or permiSSIOn. Soc1aland consequences of law and legal processes. Emphas1s on uses of law, soc1al changeaspects of legal profess1ons Lecture542 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION 3 cred1tsPrerequ1srte· 100 or permrss1on Analys1s of education from an organ1zat1onal and soc1al psyperspectlve.Top1cs rnclude. desegregation; bus1ng, neighborhood schools, impactpee~s a:~d teachers on learn1ng; school organization Lecture543 INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY 3 cred1tsPrereqUISite SIX cred1ts of soc1ology or 1ndustnal management. Companson of formal andInformal structures rn mdustnal organ1zat1ons; analysiS of work roles and status systems; communicationprocesses, relat1on of work plant to commun1ty and soc1ety. Lecture544 SOCIAL ISSUES IN AGING 3 cred1tsPrerequ1s1te 100 or permiSSIOn. A look 1nto the maJor 1ssues and problems fac1ng older per­Special attentiOn 1s g1ven to the unmet needs of the elderly as well as an examrnationcu: retlt soc:etal policy and programs to meet these needs